Amalgalite embeds the SQLite database engine in a ruby extension. There is no need to install SQLite separately. Look in the examples/ directory to see * general usage * blob io * schema information * custom functions * custom aggregates * requiring ruby code from a database Also Scroll through Amalgalite::Database for a quick example, and a general overview of the API. Amalgalite adds in the following additional non-default SQLite extension(s): * {R*Tree index extension}[http://sqlite.org/rtree.html]